First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Netherlands

Netherlands: First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants was 93.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
93.3%
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
17th
of 40 countries
All-time high
96.5%
in 2023
All-time low
73.8%
in 2012
Years of data
18
2008–2025

First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Netherlands, 2008–2025

0204060801002008201620252008: 87.7 Percentage2009: 92.2 Percentage2010: 88 Percentage2011: 79.2 Percentage2012: 73.8 Percentage2013: 75.1 Percentage2014: 88.9 Percentage2015: 95.7 Percentage2016: 92.1 Percentage2017: 88.4 Percentage2018: 85.2 Percentage2019: 89.2 Percentage2020: 89.5 Percentage2021: 93.2 Percentage2022: 95.9 Percentage2023: 96.5 Percentage2024: 95.5 Percentage2025: 93.3 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

The most recent figure for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Netherlands is 93.3%, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Netherlands peaked at 96.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 73.8%, in 2012.

That places Netherlands 17th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Netherlands, 2008 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2008 87.7%
2009 92.2% +5.1%
2010 88.0% -4.6%
2011 79.2% -10.0%
2012 73.8% -6.8%
2013 75.1% +1.8%
2014 88.9% +18.4%
2015 95.7% +7.6%
2016 92.1% -3.8%
2017 88.4% -4.0%
2018 85.2% -3.6%
2019 89.2% +4.7%
2020 89.5% +0.3%
2021 93.2% +4.1%
2022 95.9% +2.9%
2023 96.5% +0.6%
2024 95.5% -1.0%
2025 93.3% -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 90.0% 87.7% 92.2% 2
2010s 85.6% 73.8% 95.7% 10
2020s 94.0% 89.5% 96.5% 6

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 14 Italy 95.0% compare
  2. 14 Slovenia 95.0% compare
  3. 14 Slovenia 95.0% compare
  4. 17 Netherlands 93.3% compare
  5. 19 Norway 92.5% compare
  6. 20 Switzerland 90.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Netherlands?
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Netherlands was 93.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2023.
What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 73.8% in 2012.
How does Netherlands rank for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants?
Netherlands ranks 17th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
Is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
41 places, 661 data points, 2008–2025
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